Student from Pine Bush has smart idea: bandage made from gel

Tuesday

He was a freshman at Polytechnic Institute at New York University, and eager to stand out from the crowd. He came up with an idea for a medical product that would instantly stop bleeding.

His idea took first and second place in two of the school's prestigious engineering and entrepreneurial contests.

Now the Pine Bush native stands poised to see his "silly exercise" become a commercial product called Veti-Gel that could save countless lives and revolutionize medical science.

"I wanted to make a good product and good company," he said Monday.

Landolina is now 20 years old and a junior at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University — NYU Poly for short.

Landolina's twin interests in chemistry and business are rooted in his family's business. His grandparents and parents are the co-owners of Baldwin Vineyards in Pine Bush.

According to Landolina's business website Suneris, his gel "instantly stops bleeding without the need to apply pressure. Right after application, it adheres to the sides of the wound, which allows it to combat the high pressure of severely bleeding wounds."

Food and Drug Administration approval is still pending, he said, a process he hopes will take about a year. The company's application for using Veti-Gel in surgical applications is expected to take longer.

In the meantime, Landolina said, he's taking his success one day at a time.

"I'm just enjoying it," he said.

jhorrigan@th-record.com

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